Dutch reiger

← Middle Dutch reiger (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *hraigrô (inherited)

← Old Dutch heigero (inherited)

→ English heron (cognate)

→ Afrikaans reier (inherited)

→ Welsh crëyr (cognate)

→ Luxembourgish Räer (cognate)

→ Norwegian Bokmål hegre (cognate)

→ Dutch zilverreiger (compound)

→ Dutch ralreiger (compound)

→ Dutch purperreiger (compound)